The Roosters face a clumsy dilemma with James Tedesco and Joseph Suaalii coming off-contract on the identical time, with the membership reportedly sad with their skipper’s extension requests.
Suaalii just lately dedicated to the Roosters for 2024, with Tedesco additionally coming off-contract on the finish of subsequent season.
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The Sydney Morning Herald’s Andrew Webster instructed SEN radio that the Roosters are sad with Tedesco’s administration for hounding them for an extension for 2025.
“They’ve acquired a very attention-grabbing state of affairs off the sphere with Tedesco and Suaalii,” Webster mentioned on SEN 1170 Mornings.
“Joseph Suaalii has triggered his possibility for 2024 however which means each him and James Tedesco shall be coming off contract on the identical time.
“James Tedesco’s administration have been pushing the Roosters for the previous couple of months to get an additional 12 months on his contract, that hasn’t gone down notably effectively with Roosters administration.
“Significantly Nick Politis who doesn’t like getting bullied into triggering contracts, notably when the participant could be very effectively paid.”
Tedesco is on $1.1 million a season, whereas Suaalii will reportedly earn $700,000 in 2024, however he may command a deal of round $1 million yearly for 2025 and past.
Webster believes the Roosters could possibly be compelled to decide on between Tedesco, who turns 32 in 2025 and the youthful Suaalii, who shall be simply 21 that very same 12 months with the majority of his profession nonetheless forward of him.
“The wage cap makes golf equipment work prematurely about what their future goes to appear like, however it is a very difficult one,” Webster mentioned.
“They’ve acquired arguably the perfect fullback within the sport, in James Tedesco and arguably the perfect future fullback within the sport in Joseph Suaalii.
“In the event that they get compelled to decide on within the subsequent 12 months it’s going to be a really difficult one for the membership to deal with.”
Initially revealed as Roosters baulk at James Tedesco request amid Joseph Suaalii contract showdown
